Words Are Hard

Words Are Hard

By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay PlautzArtsBooks
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Words Are Hard episodes

  • 33. AI

    AI. It's here, it's controversial, and it's not going away. Everyone else is sharing their opinions on it, so we might as well add our own! Also, we endeavored to conduct this episode with pep--let us know how we did.

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    30 min
  • 32. Pacing

    What is pacing (not the NASCAR term)? How do you use it? Why is it important? Special background guest appearance by Rachael's 4-year-old and his box of blocks.

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    24 min
  • 31. Characterization Through Dialogue

    Dialogue is a wonderful tool for showing characterization, but how exactly do you go about doing it? Surprise guest appearance by Nugget the Cat!

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    28 min
  • 30. Conlangs

    If you've ever wondered how to build your own language, this episode is for you! We'll go over the basics of creating a conlang (constructed language) and how to include it in your story!

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    31 min
  • 29. Fantasy Name Pronunciation

    Fantasy and Sci Fi are notorious for creative spellings of character names. In today's episode, we discuss some tips for letting your creativity shine without frustrating your readers.

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    26 min
  • 28. Eggcorns

    Join us as we discuss eggcorns (words or phrases that result from mishearing or misunderstanding the original), New Year's Resolutions, and the Swedish Chef.

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    28 min
  • 27. Starting a Project

    If you're a few weeks late on your New Year's Resolution—or if you're close to breaking it—this is the episode for you. Enclosed, you'll find tips and tricks for starting a project and keeping it going, and also tiny paper hearts lovingly cut out and arranged in such a way as to spill out of the top of the podcast when you open it up. Enjoy <3

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    30 min
  • 26. Bethany Hensel (Part 2)

    Join us as we wrap up our discussion with our guest speaker, Bethany Hensel. Bethany is a writer, editor, and book coach with more than 15 years of experience in the industry, and she's here to share her wisdom, her humor, and her memes. Check out her website at www.bethanyhensel.com or follow her on Instagram at bethanyhensel13.

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    33 min
  • 25. Bethany Hensel (Part 1)

    Join us as we welcome our first guest speaker, Bethany Hensel! Bethany is a writer, editor, and book coach with more than 15 years of experience in the industry, and she's here to share her wisdom, her humor, and her memes. Check out her website at www.bethanyhensel.com or follow her on Instagram at bethanyhensel13.

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    43 min
  • 24. Christmas Special

    We're taking a page out of Doctor Who's book and sharing our very own Christmas special! It was totally intentional and not due to a last minute rescheduling of our previous plan. Trust me.

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    28 min

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Words are hard. We’re here to help.